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HESTA, ISPT ink first direct healthcare property deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... ongoing investment into the important healthcare and life sciences sector, which is a major employer and driver of economic activity in Australia," ISPT general manager, healthcare and life sciences Robert Pepicelli said. "We're actively partnering ...

RBA lifts cash rate to 1.85%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... bring inflation back under control whilst being watchful of the impact that tighter monetary policy is having on economic activity." "Inflation and unemployment data are going to be the two key data points that the RBA monitors over the coming months ...

US enters recession - or does it?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... when the US economy officially enters a recession. The NBER defines a recession as "a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months." Also, while this committee rules when a recession starts ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... to relative economic growth, however, Western Australia continues to lead the way. According to the report, economic activity in Western Australia in the year to March 2022 was 35.6% above its 'normal' or decade-average level of output. Northern Territory ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... a cyclical moderation in inflation allows central banks to shift in a more dovish direction allowing global economic activity to inflect higher," it says. A soft landing is achievable the report said but it warned that market pricing of recession risk ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... Australia in the very near term is likely to remain strong with labour markets strengthening driven by pent-up economic activity from the pandemic period and deferred consumption." "That said, a pandemic downturn 'like no other', means that a recovery ...

RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... inflation to target would become more difficult. It would also come at a higher cost in terms of lower levels of economic activity and employment. Though the board did add that raising the cash rate by 50 basis points at the next meeting could help mitigate ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... profits are increasing at more than 20%. This could be measured as a positive reflection of continued growth in economic activity, but the ACTU highlighted that despite these gains, labour share of GDP hit an all-time low. An ACTU statement said: "Productivity ...

VanEck carbon credits ETF set to hit ASX

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... changes in current and expected future scarcity of carbon credit allowances and the overall level of global economic activity and carbon emissions. A secondary market deals with the trading of carbon credits. Together, the four futures markets tracked ...

Westpac reports $3.1bn in cash earnings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... sheets, combined with the continued reopening of international borders and local economies, will likely increase economic activity," he said. "We expect the Australian economy to expand by 4.5% in 2022 but slow to 2.5% in 2023. On the back of the results ...